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Virginia E. Villafañe publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Virginia E. Villafañe sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 106 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Virginia E. Villafañe D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Virginia E. Villafañe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Virginia E. Villafañe is affiliated with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina. Their research contributions span multiple domains within Earth and Environmental Sciences, focusing particularly on oceanography and marine ecosystem dynamics.

Their work primarily addresses issues related to marine and coastal ecosystems, with a strong emphasis on marine biology and ecology research. Key areas investigated include ocean acidification effects and responses, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, microbial community ecology and physiology, microplastics and plastic pollution, as well as pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Villafañe include E. Walter Helbling, Marco J. Cabrerizo, Maite Narvarte, Raúl González, and Juan I. Vizzo. This network centers around studies of aquatic and coastal environmental changes and biological responses, highlighting interdisciplinary connections in coastal marine research.

Villafañe has published extensively in various scientific venues. Notable frequent publication venues are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
  • New Phytologist

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Villafañe are:

  • "Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Extreme and gradual rainfall effects on winter and summer estuarine phytoplankton communities from Patagonia (Argentina)," 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • "Impact of Increased Nutrients and Lowered pH on Photosynthesis and Growth of Three Marine Phytoplankton Communities From the Coastal South West Atlantic (Patagonia, Argentina)," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "The impact of extreme weather events exceeds those due to global-change drivers on coastal phytoplankton assemblages," 2024, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Influence of fluctuating irradiance on photosynthesis, growth and community structure of estuarine phytoplankton under increased nutrients and acidification," 2020, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

In addition to articles, Villafañe has contributed to book publications, including titles released by Springer International Publishing. One such contribution is the 2022 book "Global Change in Atlantic Coastal Patagonian Ecosystems."

The research conducted by Villafañe integrates environmental chemistry and global and planetary change perspectives, contributing to broader understanding of how human and natural drivers affect coastal marine systems. This body of work is reflected in a significant number of publications addressing the complex interplay between environmental factors and marine biological communities.

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications

    Donat-P. Häder;Anastazia T. Banaszak;Virginia E. Villafañe;Virginia E. Villafañe;Maite A. Narvarte;Maite A. Narvarte

  • Impact of Natural Ultraviolet-Radiation on Rates of Photosynthesis and on Specific Marine-Phytoplankton Species

    EW Helbling;V. Villafane;M. Ferrario;O. Holm-Hansen

  • Photoacclimation of antarctic marine diatoms to solar ultraviolet radiation

    E.Walter Helbling;Bruce E. Chalker;Walter C. Dunlap;Osmund Holm-Hansen

  • Solar UV Radiation Drives CO2 Fixation in Marine Phytoplankton: A Double-Edged Sword

    Kunshan Gao;Yaping Wu;Gang Li;Hongyan Wu

  • Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Antarctic Marine Phytoplankton Photosynthesis With Particular Attention to the Influence Of Mixing

    E. Walter Helbling;Virginia VillafañE;Osmund Holm‐Hansen

  • Effects of Solar UV Radiation on Morphology and Photosynthesis of Filamentous Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis

    Hongyan Wu;Kunshan Gao;Kunshan Gao;Virginia E. Villafañe;Teruo Watanabe

  • Photosynthesis in the aquatic environment as affected by UVR

    E. Walter Helbling;Horacio Zagarese;Virginia E.Villafane;Kristina Sundback

  • Ocean acidification exacerbates the effect of UV radiation on the calcifying phytoplankter Emiliania huxleyi

    Kunshan Gao;Zuoxi Ruan;Virginia E. Villafañe;Jean-Pierre Gattuso

  • Acclimatization of Antarctic natural phytoplankton assemblages when exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation

    Virginia E. Villafañe;E.Walter Helbling;Osmund Holm-Hansen;Bruce E. Chalker

  • In situ impact of solar ultraviolet radiation on photosynthesis and DNA in temperate marine phytoplankton

    E.W Helbling;A.G.J. Buma;M.K. de Boer;V Villafane

  • Effect of iron on productivity and size distribution of Antarctic phytoplankton

    E. Walter Helbling;Virginia Villafañe;Osmund Holm-Hansen

  • Utilization of solar UV radiation by coastal phytoplankton assemblages off SE China when exposed to fast mixing

    E. Walter Helbling;Kunshan Gao;Rodrigo J. Gonçalves;Hongyan Wu

  • Patterns of DNA damage and photoinhibition in temperate South-Atlantic picophytoplankton exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation

    A.G.J. Buma;E.W Helbling;E.W Helbling;M.K. de Boer;V Villafane;V Villafane

  • Annual patterns of ultraviolet radiation effects on temperate marine phytoplankton off Patagonia, Argentina

    Virginia E. Villafañe;Elena S. Barbieri;E. Walter Helbling

  • Productivity of aquatic primary producers under global climate change

    Donat-P. Häder;Virginia E. Villafañe;E. Walter Helbling

  • Impact of solar ultraviolet radiation on marine phytoplankton of Patagonia, Argentina.

    E. Walter Helbling;E. Walter Helbling;Elena S. Barbieri;Elena S. Barbieri;M. Alejandra Marcoval;Rodrigo J. Gonçalves;Rodrigo J. Gonçalves

  • Ocean acidification mediates photosynthetic response to UV radiation and temperature increase in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

    Y. Li;K. Gao;V. E. Villafañe;E. W. Helbling

  • Bacterioplankton viability in Antarctic waters as affected by solar ultraviolet radiation

    Helbling Ew;Marguet Er;Villafañe Ve;Holm-Hansen O

  • Variability of UVR effects on photosynthesis of summer phytoplankton assemblages from a tropical coastal area of the South China Sea

    Kunshan Gao;Kunshan Gao;Kunshan Gao;Gang Li;E. Walter Helbling;Virginia E. Villafañe

  • Distribution of phytoplankton and nutrients in relation to different water masses in the area around Elephant Island, Antarctica

    O. Holm-Hansen;C. D. Hewes;V. E. Villafañe;E. W. Helbling

  • DNA damage and photosynthetic inhibition induced by solar ultraviolet radiation in tropical phytoplankton (Lake Titicaca, Bolivia)

    EW Helbling;VE Villafane;Anita Buma;M Andrade

Frequent Co-Authors

E. Walter Helbling
E. Walter Helbling National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Kunshan Gao
Kunshan Gao Xiamen University
Anita G. J. Buma
Anita G. J. Buma University of Groningen
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Osmund Holm-Hansen
Osmund Holm-Hansen University of California, San Diego
Beatriz Modenutti
Beatriz Modenutti National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Esteban Balseiro
Esteban Balseiro National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Félix L. Figueroa
Félix L. Figueroa University of Malaga
Ondřej Prášil
Ondřej Prášil Institute of Microbiology

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